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Obama Requests Congressional Vote On Health Care

March 3. 2010

 

U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Cheney

Fearing the health care debate will lag on over the next decade, U.S. President Barack Obama, has implored Congress to render an up or down vote. The sooner the better.

The ongoing issue is taking up taxpayer paid for time, via members of Congress' salaries. It's time to decide. Break the deadlock and move on.

In Final Push, Obama Urges ‘Up-or-Down’ Vote on Health

Published: March 3, 2010 - WASHINGTON — President Obama, making his final push for a health care overhaul, called Wednesday for Congress to set aside political gamesmanship and allow an “up-or-down-vote” on the measure, so that Democrats can pass the legislation and he can sign it into law, after nearly a year of debate.

“I believe the United States Congress owes the American people a final vote on health care reform,” Mr. Obama said in a 20-minute speech in the East Room of the White House...

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